In: Accounting
Customer returns and allowances for a shoe department came to $7,000. Gross sales in the department were $75,000. A) What percentage of merchandise sold was returned? B) What is the department’s Net Sales?
Given that :
Customer returns and allowances = $7,000
Gross sales = $75,000
A) percentage of merchandise sold was returned :
= Customer returns and allowances / Gross sales
= 7,000/75,000
= 9.33%
percentage of merchandise sold was returned = 9.33%
B) departments net sales :
= gross sales – returns and allowances
= $75,000-$7,000
= $68,000
Net sales = $68,000